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Julie 16, 1925. 1,542,700

R. JOSEPH FOLDING STOOL AND THE LIKE Filed May 12, 1924 2 Sheets-$heet 1 EC/ Ealph [70mph Z9 rm .Efiorneys R. JOSEPH FOLDING STOOL AfiD THE LIKE June 16, 1925.

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Filed May 12, 1924 Iialph Jose I rwenlor P I y-M #Zbrmyr Patented June 16, 1925. i f UmrE nvsrArEsi mars" m or nonnme ssroior.

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Be itrknown that 1, RALBHY JOSEPH. a. sub.- ject, of the King: of Great. Britain of. 4:1 Heathdene Road, Streatham, London, land, have* invented. a' new and. useful Improvement! Relating. to. Folding. Stools and the like ofl which the following. is.: a. speciv c ont This invention has: for its object. to pror vide an: improved: form; of-. folding? stool adapted for'combinationwithi or embodimentiirother. articles.

Accord'ng; to. the principal embodiment.

aliinged frame suchas COIlSt-ltlltBSftllG mouth. of. a ladyshandibag-and to this-frame iszattached the combined seat. toprand bagflins ing, the outer ooveringofthesbag' andethe. folding stool-I legs which when 1 erected may be of the X leg'or. other suitable type- Intmodified: arrangements the folding frame may be combined with bags of various types such as attache cases, and so forth.

The accompanying drawings show one construction of combined folding stool and ladys hand bag carried out in accordance with this invention.

Fig. l is a front elevation, and Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the folding stool as erected for use.

Fig. 3 is a front View showing the stool folded within the compass of the bag, a portion of the material of the bag being removed to show the parts more'olearly.

Fig. 4 is an end view of Fig. 3 with the material of the bag in section.

In the construction shown in the drawings the seat frame a of the stool is circular and consists of two semi-circular members hinged together so as to fold on the diameter of the seat which thus takes the form of the usual folding frame of a ladys hand bag and is fitted with a clip fastening b as usually provided therefor.

The seat frame a is provided with a circular deflatable air cushion 0 adapted to be inflated by blowing into a valve 0 which can be readily operated for deflation. This de- M ami/easier..

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= fiatable cushion o folds in: halt with the:

seat frame. as in Fig. 3.-so: astoform= the: linin'ggof thefihandbagz.

The edges of the. deflixtable seat: cushion a; 60

aieclamped. between theframe. a and rim;

bag frame a. and consists of. two U; shaped members. 6 pivotedto thje bagor seat frame:

a at a suitable distance inside the. hinges. thereof. whilst. thebends of the U; frame. e are. hinged. together as. at e, and provided with hinged; loop like extensions so that the frame when erected is of Xformation.

To. secure a more compact article when folded. the: lower: looplike frames of the" X1 frame structure" are made in: two. section frames fi r lii'nged' togther= at. i the cross? bars of the lower section f being connected together in tliecentrebyaliingepinjt. The lower. endlofteach sections)" are. bent so as-toform stops igv which. ov-erhangfthe barsof: the lower section 7 and. thus provide a stop or abutment. therefor whenthe sections are un.- folded and. extendedi for. use asEshow-m in. Figs. 1 and 2. Y I

p The sections f of the X frame are'se cured together by horizontal stay bars in hinged to one member f and hooked on to an extension of the hinge pin f on the other member f.

If desired the lower portion of the X frame may be made in one piece. The outer covering 03 of the bag is attached to the edge of the combined folding seat and bag frame a and is made in two portions fastened together by suitable tabs d and press buttons d or other suitable means.

It will be seen that the combined article when folded up as in Figs. 3 and 4 may be carried and used as a ladys hand bag which can be opened and closed and used in the usual manner. The deflated seat cushion 0 forms the lining of the bag for holding articles in the usual way and an additional pocket such as 2' is provided on the outside as shown in Figs. 2 and 4:. When the use of a stool or seat is required the outer covering (5 of the bag is unfastened, the mouth of the bag is opened out, the folding X leg-stool frame attached to the folding bag and seat frame a is unfolded and erected, the com-' bined bag lining and seat a is inflated all as shown in Figs. 1. and 2 and a comfortable stool is provided ready for use.

As soon as required the stool frame is folded up again, the seat cushion 0 is deflated, the mouth of the bag formed by the folding frame is closed, and the outer covering d fastened together, all as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, when the article is again ready for use as a hand bag.

The combined bag frame and folding stool structure may be made of aluminium,

steel, wood, compressed paper, orother suitable material, and the metal frames are plated or rendered rust proof in suitable manner. If desired the frames may be suitably perforated for lightness sake as indi- 7 effectively within the compass of the bag.

Press buttons or other suitable fastenings may beemployed for securing the overlapping parts of the outer bag covering.

If desired, the folding stool frame may be combined with an attach case or the like so arranged that the whole or a portion of the latter will form the seat portion of the stool in combination with the upper end of the erected stool frame.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A combined folding stool and hand bag wherein the folding frame which forms the mouth of the bag is adapted when opened out horizontally to form the seat frame of the stool whilst the folding stool legs are attached to said frame and are adapted to be folded up and covered by the outer covering of the bag.

2. A combined folding stool and hand bag comprising a folding stool frame, the seat portion of which folds in half to form the folding frame of a hand bag, a combined bag lining and seat cushion consisting of a deflatable air cushion attached to the seat portion of the folding stool frame, a bag covering which encloses the leg portion of the stool when folded up, and means for releasably fastening the bag covering in position.

3. A combined folding stool and hand bag comprising a folding stool frame the seat portion of which consists of rim plates hinged diametrically to fold in half and form the folding frame of the hand bag, a combined bag lining and seat cushion consisting of a deflatable air cushion, means for clamping the edges of the deflatable air cushion to the folding rim plates of the seat portion of the stool, a bag covering. which encloses the leg portion of the stool when folded up, and means for releasably fastening the bag covering in position.

RALPHJOSEPH. 

